Tricolore Dilemma

[fastwin]

mxwinky is right, in my opinion, about demos being OK. AMS here in my home town has an employee go with you on demo rides and leads you around their part of town on another bike. Under those circumstances it's hard to thrash the s#@t out of a bike without having the employee knock you off!

Besides, not to sound snotty, but if you are interested in shoveling out the big bucks for any Ducati I've got a few bucks of my own to bet that you are not the kind of person to go wring some bike's neck on a demo ride. Just saying, I believe as a group of bike owners and potential buyers I think we are a little more responsible than the average tire kicker. No offense to any of you irresponsible people out there! Not that there is anything wrong with that! Oh, there are the "I wheelied it every block/backed it into every turn/and banged it off the rev limiter in every gear" BS stories out there but I think it mostly just that...BS.

You are also right on about the full warrnanty from the day you buy it and the first service being done.

[blue tiger]

      Well, I've got a plan. If I can get the bike with a full system at or below list price out the door Ill buy it. That's a new s4rs Tricolore with a full system for 15,000. I don't know if they'll do it or not. It doesn't have enough miles on it to be sold as a demo yet. I think if they seem entirely unwilling to make a deal on it as a new bike I'll risk waiting till spring but still put a deposit on it price unsettled upon.

     On cycle trader and other sites even 07's with a fair amount of milage are in the high 13's. This is with alot of extras of course. I've always bought bikes for ridiculous reasons and feel if I'm happy with my purchase then I got a fair deal. I'm trying to keep emotion out of it but it's tough.

   My missus isn't thrilled because I was hurt a little more than I let on after my accident and had to end up seeing a doctor. I didn't miss any time at work but reporting to the wife on my back ("stretched and inflamed tendons") and my thumb (chipped bone and damage in the joint) was not pleasant. I'm pretty much 100% but she yelled at me when I got in (after the wreck) and my kids were bawling because they thought I was dead or something. I think they were all 10 times more upset about it than I was (except about the bike of course...I was crushed).

[He Man]

whats required mileage for a demo?

My bike was a demo bike. Runs great aside from normal S2R1000 problems surging/valve guides. almost 10k.

it was an 06 sold in 07.

[fastwin]

      Well, I've got a plan. If I can get the bike with a full system at or below list price out the door Ill buy it. That's a new s4rs Tricolore with a full system for 15,000. I don't know if they'll do it or not. It doesn't have enough miles on it to be sold as a demo yet. I think if they seem entirely unwilling to make a deal on it as a new bike I'll risk waiting till spring but still put a deposit on it price unsettled upon.

     On cycle trader and other sites even 07's with a fair amount of milage are in the high 13's. This is with alot of extras of course. I've always bought bikes for ridiculous reasons and feel if I'm happy with my purchase then I got a fair deal. I'm trying to keep emotion out of it but it's tough.

   My missus isn't thrilled because I was hurt a little more than I let on after my accident and had to end up seeing a doctor. I didn't miss any time at work but reporting to the wife on my back ("stretched and inflamed tendons") and my thumb (chipped bone and damage in the joint) was not pleasant. I'm pretty much 100% but she yelled at me when I got in (after the wreck) and my kids were bawling because they thought I was dead or something. I think they were all 10 times more upset about it than I was (except about the bike of course...I was crushed).

If it makes her feel better you can tell her my story. I was attacked (yes attacked) by a full size male turkey (your standard issue big ass gobbler) from the side of the road last May on a DML local group trip to Arkansas. It freaked out on the side of the road and flew straight at me, being the lead bike. It did a full fledged kamikaze hit on the front of my bike taking out the entire front fairing, windscreen and mirrors. I naturally ducked (no pun intended) but the big ass tank bag kept me from getting from getting lower to miss the incoming fowl. The impact on my Arai Corsair cracked open the helmet and exploded the bird and cut it in half. The guy behind me said it looked like the bird ate a grenade. It knocked me unconscious, gave me a concussion and crushed four vertebrae in my neck. Won't bore you with the Care Flight, operations and hospital and rehab stays. 

Hey, I'm still riding and my missus doesn't like it. Wasn't my time. Sure I'm lucky to be alive and not paralyzed and blah, blah, blah. Tell her your fine and it could have been a lot worse. Hell, people die walking to work everyday. Crap happens. If the same injury I sustained happened in a car wreck traveling to church and I survived am I going to stop traveling by car and stop going to church? Just live. It's not a dress rehearsal. Besides, I should get a trophy for taking the dumbest turkey out of the gene pool!

Get the Tricolore!! [moto] That's what is important.

[mxwinky]

Typically the dealer is supposed to have 600 miles on a demo before being allowed to sell it.  Some dealer will make an exception now and then when the season is getting late and the demo still doesn't have the required miles on it.  Selling a demo too early is bad for the dealer because they're not likely to get another of the same model from the manufacturer to use as a demo, thus prospective buyers won't have the ability to demo a model they're interested in.  Demos are a great deal if you find one you like, such as a Tricolore with a full Termi system!

[stopintime]

     3  , now just get the bike!

BTW - that turkey story is fantastic, glad you were ok

[blue tiger]

Turkey story wins !! I hope the care flight guys treated you right. I do pretty much the same job in Indiana just specific to kids. I get a few scooter, bike and ATV crashes but not many MC wrecks.

The fact that I really eant that bike is hindering my ability to haggle in an emotionless fasion. I'm still going in on Tuesday to feel them out but I'm not going to buy something that expensive 2 days before christmas unless it's a screaming deal.

My wife does understand and doesn't really mind (too much) if I get it she just wants to have a little control. She said if I wreck the next one it's the last Duc because I never wrecked any of my Harleys. I refrained from telling her that a few of those met the ground as well they are just easy for me to work on.

[fastwin]

I assume the Care Flight went OK but i kind of missed it. I was unconscience. Dammit, missed out on my only chopper (helicopter that is ) ride. They still wanted their $17,000 though. Back and neck are a total mess but I can still ride and every single ride is somehow even more important and meaningful. [moto] Heli bars and risers are now my best friends!

... get the bike! There, back on topic!

[Icon]

Just buy a used S4RS friend. I for one would never spend that much on a Tricolor. I'm just not a fan of that color scheme. No matter what color you buy you're in a class of your own. I rarely see an S4RS when I ride unless I look down at my tank.

I also have an S2R1000 and it is a blast. Lot's of power from that air cooled engine.

What kind of riding do you do?

[somegirl]

Hey BlueTiger, I may have decided what I'm going to do with my # 2 S4Rs ( w, 7 miles on it ) come Spring and we are just 1 State away.     Dolph

sounds like a good option for him

[geoffduc]

Well Andy, stopintime has given you the count down now get a grip of yourself and go get it 

[mxwinky]

Does it really need to be said again?  Even your wife's on board.  Sheeesh, get the Tricolore and have a Merry Christmas!!!  This sounds like the process I went through when I bought mine.  My gf finally kicked me out of the house and told me not to come back without the bike.  Now that's the kind of woman we should all have in our lives.  Okay, countdown's been done so get to the shop before they close and do the deal.

[geoffduc]

Guys we all buy with our hearts and not our heads and we've all been down the shall we shouldn't we road  so give Andy a brake, but on saying that it is wenesday so come Andy whats the news. The fact that your  good lady's on board tells me you have done the deed so put us out of our misery and tell all   

Happy Christmas to ALL from jolly old England  Geoff 

[stopintime]

Guys we all buy with our hearts and not our heads and we've all been down the shall we shouldn't we road  so give Andy a brake, but on saying that it is wenesday so come Andy whats the news. The fact that your  good lady's on board tells me you have done the deed so put us out of our misery and tell all   

Happy Christmas to ALL from jolly old England  Geoff 

+1

and greetings from Norway too

[swampduc]

Well? Where are the pics? Get a move on!